Living Vine Labyrinth

The Living Vine Labyrinth will be open Saturday morning 9-11. Come join us!
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Autumn Labyrinth Walk Scheduled for Saturday, September 27

First Baptist Church will host an Autumn Labyrinth Walk at the Living Vine Labyrinth on Saturday September 27 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church, Springfield, Ohio located at 638 S. Fountain Avenue. Enter quietly through the east door off the parking lot (opposite Rocking Horse Center) and come down the stairs. The Autumn Labyrinth Walk will be a time to walk with God in this season as summer transitions into fall. If you have never walked a labyrinth before, there will be people on hand to orient you. At 9 a.m. Nancy Flinchbaugh will lead a short devotional on “Letting Go into Autumn” with suggestions for your walk. The labyrinth will be open from 9:30-10:30. At 10:30 there will be a Listening Circle to share thoughts and experiences.
The Living Vine Labyrinth is a canvas labyrinth that is a sacred space for prayer and walking meditation. The labyrinth is an ancient spiritual practice becoming a popular again among many Christians and persons of other faith traditions. Information will be available on ways to walk the labyrinth, although there is no one “right” or “wrong” way to walk. Many find the silent walk is a powerful spiritual time. The path winds around in a circular pattern leading to the center where walkers usually pause for prayer, and then walk back out.
Nancy Flinchbaugh is a certified labyrinth facilitator with Veriditas and has completed training in contemplative leadership with the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation.
The labyrinth is free and open to the public. Donations are accepted for upkeep and future programming. Message us for more information.

At First Baptist Church Springfield Ohio, our Creation Justice Team planned the worship time to celebrate the Summer Solstice and listen to God in nature. We had planned ot meet outdoors at Mitchell Meadows, but because of much needed rain, we will be meeting at church instead. The Living Vine Labyrinth will be available for walking and there's a picnic potluck indoors after worship. So come if you can!
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Good Morning First Baptist! God is blessing us with much needed rain this morning, so we will have worship as usual in the sanctuary, celebrating the Summer Solstice and listening to God's word in creation, using photos and videos of nature scenes.

The picnic potluck lunch will be upstairs in the lounge and entryway, so leave your dishes on the table there.

We look forward to worshiping together.

First Baptist Church will host a Autumn Labyrinth Walk at the Living Vine Labyrinth on Saturday morning October 21 from 10 am to 12 noon in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church, Springfield, Ohio located at 638 S. Fountain Avenue. Enter quietly through the east door off the parking lot (opposite Rocking Horse Center) and come down the stairs. The Autumn Labyrinth Walk will be a time to walk with God in this season of change, letting go and grief. If you have never walked a labyrinth before, there will be people on hand to orient you. At 10:00 am Debbie Copeland and Nancy Flinchbaugh will lead a short devotional tie on “A Season of Change” with suggestions for your walk. The labyrinth will be open from 10:30-11:30. At 11:30 there will be a Listening Circle to share thoughts and experiences.